Granny
Gold Member
I have absolutely no idea what to expect.
I have this little 96 year old lady I sometimes take care of at night. She had a death in her family of someone who lives some [unknown] place down in Mississippi. She was all worked up last night because she wanted to go to the funeral. I was horrified. Don't know how many calls she made last night trying to get someone to drive down her down there. But when this little lady makes up her mind she wants to do something ... .
I tried to talk to her about how hard this trip could be on her, but she's of the mind that it's just going to be a drive down and back and it's no be deal. I asked if she had talked to her granddaughter about this and she said, "No. It's none of her business!" WHOA!!
I talked to the granddaughter this morning and the poor girl is tearing her hair out. She's an RN and KNOWS how Grandma should not be going. But going she is early tomorrow morning. I have no idea who is taking her.
My little lady has dementia which is not going backward - it's going forward on it's path; she has to use a walker; she takes meds; she's got some incontinence; she's got edema issues in her legs, ..., ... . We're not talking about a drive around the block - we're talking about a drive from Knoxville to some place down in Mississippi! Oh, my God! I would never in my wildest imagination consider taking on that responsibility.
I told my boss what was going on and that my last two nights would be coming off my schedule and that the granddaughter would be calling her.
I have this little 96 year old lady I sometimes take care of at night. She had a death in her family of someone who lives some [unknown] place down in Mississippi. She was all worked up last night because she wanted to go to the funeral. I was horrified. Don't know how many calls she made last night trying to get someone to drive down her down there. But when this little lady makes up her mind she wants to do something ... .
I tried to talk to her about how hard this trip could be on her, but she's of the mind that it's just going to be a drive down and back and it's no be deal. I asked if she had talked to her granddaughter about this and she said, "No. It's none of her business!" WHOA!!
I talked to the granddaughter this morning and the poor girl is tearing her hair out. She's an RN and KNOWS how Grandma should not be going. But going she is early tomorrow morning. I have no idea who is taking her.
My little lady has dementia which is not going backward - it's going forward on it's path; she has to use a walker; she takes meds; she's got some incontinence; she's got edema issues in her legs, ..., ... . We're not talking about a drive around the block - we're talking about a drive from Knoxville to some place down in Mississippi! Oh, my God! I would never in my wildest imagination consider taking on that responsibility.
I told my boss what was going on and that my last two nights would be coming off my schedule and that the granddaughter would be calling her.
